chapter 23 : Weird brand

A few days later, Mr. Lee's father's illness was almost healed, and a period of recovery in a suitable environment followed. Benjamin's name was added to the hospital's regularization list. Not long after, his intern title was removed, making him an official hospital staff member. Benjamin looked at the employment certificate and stuffed it into his office drawer with a smile. He didn't expect to get the certification so easily. Initially, he didn't care about becoming a regular doctor. With his medical skills, even if Eastern Sea Hospital didn't want him, he could still go elsewhere. However, he didn't expect that the regular-staff quota would be his after curing Mr. Lee's father's disease. "Boom!" Someone opened the door to the room and then slammed the door shut. Benjamin looked up and found that it was Olivia. She ran to Benjamin angrily, "Damn it, you've gone too far!" "Huh?" Benjamin frowned and looked at her, "How have I offended you now?" "You took away my quota for becoming a regular staff!" Olivia was going crazy and yelled hysterically, "Now you ask what the matter is? Do you know how much effort I paid for this quota? This was supposed to be an opportunity to change my life, but you took it away!" Olivia was also from a small town. Her parents were both factory employees. She didn't want to return to that small town but wanted to stay in the big Eastern Sea City. Benjamin sneered, "How much effort did you pay? It was just sleeping with Samuel!" "Yes, but I was doing it for my future. Anything wrong with it?" Olivia growled, "It was you who used some despicable means to steal my chance and make all my efforts go in vain!" Benjamin sneered in his heart. This woman was justifying her actions, which involved sleeping with someone for gain. Fortunately, he had seen through her true nature; otherwise, he would have been deceived for a long time. "This regular quota does not belong to anyone, and I did not steal it from you. I earned it myself!" Benjamin said coldly, "If you feel wronged, complain to the higher-ups. Don't pour your anger here. Please get out immediately, and don't disturb my work!" "You……" Olivia's delicate body trembled angrily, and she glared at Benjamin fiercely, "Enjoy your arrogance for now. When Jacob comes back, you'll regret it!" With those words, she stormed out. Benjamin was sneering in his heart and waiting for Samuel to come back. Could he really come back? … After work, Benjamin just walked out of the hospital when he saw Mr. Lee standing at the gate. With a smile, he came to Benjamin, "Dr. Lincoln!" "Mr. Lee!" Benjamin greeted with a smile, "What can I do?" "Dr. Lincoln cured my father's disease, and I haven't thanked you properly yet!" Mr. Lee said very respectfully, "My father asked me to ask you to come here, especially. He wants to meet you!" Benjamin was a little surprised. He didn't know Mr. Lee or his father, and he didn't know who they were. However, it could be seen from the attitudes of Anthony and others that they had extraordinary social status. Getting to know these influential people wasn't a bad thing, so he agreed. The two got into the car, and after a while, the vehicle arrived at a small farmyard in the suburbs. The environment here was beautiful, with birds singing and flowers blooming, as if you had arrived in paradise. An old man was drinking tea on a stone pillar under the tree. Mr. Lee walked over and said respectfully, "Father, Dr. Lincoln is here!" "Please come quickly!" the old man said immediately. After meeting Benjamin, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He didn't expect Benjamin to be so young. "Dr. Lincoln, please take a seat!" Mr. Lee Senior smiled, "I didn't expect Dr. Lincoln, who is so young and humble, to have the medical skills to bring the dead back to life." "Mr. Lee Senior, you're welcome!" Benjamin nodded. But then, his eyes fell on the pendant on Mr. Lee Senior's chest, and he couldn't help but frown. Mr. Lee Senior was stunned momentarily and immediately asked, "Dr. Lincoln, is there anything wrong?" "Can you let me see this item?" Benjamin pointed at the pendant. "Sure!" Mr. Lee Senior took off the item on his chest, handed it to Benjamin, and said, "Speaking of which, this pendant was given to me by an old friend. It is said that an expert consecrated it and can bring good luck to the wearer." Benjamin looked at the sign carefully and then put it down with a severe look on his face. Mr. Lee Senior was also a little confused. "Dr. Lincoln, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Benjamin said slowly, "Mr. Lee Senior, after you got this pendant, you felt very comfortable in your body in a short period. But not long after, you started to have nightmares all day long until you couldn't wake up. Is it right?" Mr. Lee Senior was stunned momentarily, thought about it carefully, and nodded, "It seems... it seems so. Is there something wrong with this pendant?" Benjamin nodded, pointed at it, and said, "Mr. Lee Senior, take a closer look. What is on this?" Mr. Lee Senior picked up the pendant, looked at it carefully through the sunlight, and frowned, "It seems like... it's a child!" "That's right!" Benjamin said solemnly, "It's indeed a child. This pendant sealed the resentment of a child. When you wore this, the resentment continued to infect your body. Until later, it made you completely lose your mind, and it finally took full control of your body; you became a walking corpse!" "Crack!" Mr. Lee Senior's hand trembled, and the tea bowl fell directly to the ground, breaking into pieces. Mr. Lee, on the side, was also shocked and immediately said, "Dr. Lincoln, you mean someone used this to harm my father?" "I didn't say that!" Benjamin said quickly, "Maybe... maybe that person didn't know the effectiveness of this and thought it was a protective amulet." Mr. Lee Senior's face was gloomy. Of course, he didn't believe Benjamin's words and had already considered the worst possibility. After a long time, he threw the pendant directly into the stream in the distance. "Dr. Lincoln, thank you very much. Otherwise, if I continue to wear this brand, I'm afraid I will become a walking corpse in the future!" Mr. Lee Senior said with a bow of gratitude, feeling terrified in his heart. Benjamin smiled and shook his head, "You're welcome, Mr. Lee Senior. It's better not to wear unknown pendants, amulets, and other things casually in the future so as not to be contaminated with unclean things." "Don't worry, Dr. Lincoln, I will be careful!" He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that I invited you here today to thank you for saving my life, but you just saved my life again. Now I really don't know how to thank you!" "Mr. Lee Senior, you're too polite. It's a doctor's bounden duty to save lives and heal the wounded, so there's no need to thank me!" Benjamin didn't take it seriously. Mr. Lee, on the side, said, "Dr. Lincoln, you may not know my father's habits. If someone helps him and he doesn't thank the person, he will feel guilty and have trouble sleeping and eating." ----------